Microsoft Releases Windows Azure and SQL Azure

February 4th, 2010

Microsoft on Monday announced what it called a “significant milestone” with the release of Windows Azure and SQL Azure in 21 countries. That means customers and partners can launch their Windows Azure and SQL Azure production applications and services with a full service -level agreement.

Windows Azure is a cloud -services operating system that serves as the development, service hosting, and service management environment for the Windows Azure platform. Windows Azure provides developers with on-demand computing and storage to host, scale and manage web applications through Microsoft data centers.

“We’re hearing great feedback from those who are developing and deploying applications and services across the Windows Azure platform,” said Doug Hauger, general manager of business and marketing for Windows Azure. He said thousands of customers have moved into production and can begin selling solutions.

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